Mathematical Studies: Project 1 – Topic/Thesis Form Name: Norah Mermis 1. Topic
Comparing the correlation of male’s/female’s resting heart rate and BMI (body mass index). 2. Reason for choice(at least one paragraph)
I had a hard time coming up with a topic for the project because there are many different things I am interested in, but I didn’t want to be overly ambitious. I finally decided on this topic because both fitness and general health are areas I am truly interested in. I think it will be interesting to explore this correlation and in the end make my own conclusion. There are so many faux articles on the internet that give people the wrong idea about what health is. I want to conduct this experiment and maybe prove/disprove previously conducted studies concerning resting heart rat and BMI. I chose to use the resting heart rate as one of my measurement because the general idea is that it tells you how fit you are because the stronger your heart is the less it needs to beat when you are just sitting around. As for the BMI, I decided to use that because it places people into categories of underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese. I want to see what the correlation between these two measurements will be. 3. Research Question
What is the correlation of a female’s resting heart rate and BMI compared to a male’s? 4. Title of your project.
I want to come up with something better, but for now…
What does your resting heart rate and BMI number really mean?
Name: Norah Mermis
1. Topic
Comparing the correlation of male’s/female’s resting heart rate and BMI (body mass index).
2. Reason for choice(at least one paragraph)
I had a hard time coming up with a topic for the project because there are many different things I am interested in, but I didn’t want to be overly ambitious. I finally decided on this topic because both fitness and general health are areas I am truly interested in. I think it will be interesting to explore this correlation and in the end make my own conclusion. There are so many faux articles on the internet that give people the wrong idea about what health is. I want to conduct this experiment and maybe prove/disprove previously conducted studies concerning resting heart rat and BMI. I chose to use the resting heart rate as one of my measurement because the general idea is that it tells you how fit you are because the stronger your heart is the less it needs to beat when you are just sitting around. As for the BMI, I decided to use that because it places people into categories of underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese. I want to see what the correlation between these two measurements will be.
3. Research Question
What is the correlation of a female’s resting heart rate and BMI compared to a male’s?
4. Title of your project.
I want to come up with something better, but for now…
What does your resting heart rate and BMI number really mean?